Job Description

We invite you to join our vibrant Biologics External Manufacturing team, where we collaborate across the US, EU, and Asia-Pacific to produce life-saving biologics products. We are looking for a passionate Drug Product Support Lead to provide technical guidance and expertise to our external partners.

About the Role

As the Drug Product Support Lead, you will report to the Technical Operations Lead and be responsible for offering technical support across our network of contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs). Your goal will be to ensure an efficient, robust, compliant, and cost-effective supply chain for our products. You will play a key role in supporting both commercial and pipeline products.

Bring energy, knowledge, innovation to carry out the following:

• Support a wide range of technical initiatives for vaccine and biologics products with both new and established CMOs.
• Lead complex investigations and facilitate right-first-time technology transfers, ensuring that all processes meet regulatory standards.
• Enhance process robustness and drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize performance across the network.
• Foster a highly collaborative and inclusive environment within your team and across our interconnected global network, demonstrating a boundary-less organizational mindset.

What skills you will need:

In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have:

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science required.
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Science, or Business preferred.
• Experience required:
  • Approximately 12 years of relevant experience if you hold a Bachelor’s degree
  • Approximately 10 years of relevant experience if you hold a Master’s degree
  • Approximately 8 years of relevant experience if you hold a PhD

Skills requirements

• Strong technical expertise in vaccine and/or biologics drug product operations, with a proven track record in applying scientific knowledge and problem-solving approaches to deliver business results.
• Experience in vaccine and biologics manufacturing, including lyophilization.
• Direct experience leading technical transfers of drug product programs and solving complex problems.
• Ability to engage partners with a service-oriented mindset and communicate effectively with stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Experience with vial and syringe filling is preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma certification or demonstrated experience in process improvement is a plus.

Travel requirements

• Willingness to travel 25-50% for partner assignments outside your primary location, including short-term travel as needed.

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We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world's most challenging healthcare needs.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. Please don't hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor assigned to this role should you need any support during our recruitment process.

We are committed to flexible working where possible, and this is why our Company has introduced a new hybrid working model for office-based colleagues around the world.

Please feel free to speak to us about what flexibility means to you during your application.

So, if you are ready to:

Invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs, please apply today.

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

04/30/2025

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